The MurthyNAYAK Foundation, which supports documentary work on important social issues, served as a proud sponsor of the seventh annual Washington D.C. South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF), held over the weekend in Rockville, Maryland. This festival provides a platform for outstanding alternative cinema from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka while supporting several…

Maryland Legal Aid is a private, nonprofit law firm providing free legal services to low-income people statewide. The organization serves Baltimore City and Maryland’s 23 counties from 12 offices and three District Court Self-Help Centers. Maryland Legal Aid handles civil (not criminal) cases, involving a wide range of issues, including custody, housing, public benefits, and consumer law. Many of the group’s…

The MurthyNAYAK Foundation made a $5000 donation to Franklin High School, in Reisterstown, Maryland, for their moot court competitions. Sheela Murthy and Aron Finkelstein of the Murthy Law Firm met with the principal of Franklin High School, several participants of the student moot court, and President of the Baltimore County Foundation Board, Deborah Phelps, mother…

The Immigration Clinic represents individuals in immigration proceedings before the Immigration Court and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) in Baltimore. Assistance for immigrants is very important to us at the MurthyNAYAK Foundation, and we believe that the Immigration Clinic is an organization worthy of our support. Law students work under the supervision…

Each year, the Baltimore Speakers Series offers evenings of diverse opinions, profound insights, and fascinating discussion on a broad range of issues. Over the years, the distinguished guests who have served as speakers have included Pulitzer Prize winners, world leaders, statesmen, journalists, authors, and other celebrated personalities. The MurthyNAYAK Foundation is a supporter of this…

Hosted by DC South Asian Arts Council Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the Washington D.C. South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) takes place annually in the heart of the nation’s capitol, showcasing the best in unconventional cinema from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. This festival focuses on documentaries that promote social change and…

The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is ranked one of the top providers of undergraduate education, workplace skills, and technology training in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Since 1957, CCBC has offered a unique approach to education that strives to empower students and transform the community for the better. CCBC services nearly 65,000 students each…

Akshara High School is a neighborhood school in the northern suburbs of Mumbai, India. It is a co-educational, English medium ICSE School. The Akshara Foundation of Art and Learning created the high school as a model system of learning that integrates the arts with standard teaching practices. Since its inception, the foundation has fostered a…

Too often, it’s assumed that poverty and hunger aren’t really a problem in stable, industrialized democracies like the United States. The sad truth is: even here in Maryland – a wealthy state in a prosperous country – more than 781,000 people face crippling food insecurity. That’s where the Maryland Lawyers’ Campaign Against Hunger comes in.…

Like so many of his colleagues, Murthy Law Firm attorney Kevin Andrews is an avid volunteer and a generous giver to worthy causes in the community. As an athlete and active outdoorsman, Kevin often combines his fundraising efforts with a good workout: overnight ruck marches to support wounded veterans, endurance races that challenge body, mind,…